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So I have a confession to make. I love tabs. You know, the internet tabs that make it so that you don't have to close the window you're in. Yeah, I'm a fan of them. So much so, that generally my Internet browser holds about 12+ open at one time. I hate closing tabs. For some, like Facebook or my email or work related sites, I'll have to go back and open them up again anyway, so I might as well leave them open. For some, I don't want to or don't have time to read or look through, so I save them for later by leaving them open. It has grown a little out of hand. In fact, it now has been extended to include having multiple programs on my computer open at the same time. Many tabs, many word documents, an excel spreadsheet or two, and my evernote program. Chaos.

Well, I always thought it worked for me, so I never did anything about it. But I get teased about it all the time! And then I found an article on the "science" behind tabs. Well, you know me, I like tabs so I opened it and read it. And it said I should close all my tabs and that multiple tabs can lead to stress (maybe that's what it's been all these years) and a big lapse in productivity. The article said I should try it one day a week, but I'm adopting what I call the "one tab life" as in one tab all day, every day.

And thus far, I have to say it has made me more productive. I don't know if it helps a lot with the stress yet, but time will tell I guess. It does help me to focus and I feel less distracted as I work.

All in all, it feels like a big continuation in the purge that God is doing in my life. It all began with moving. First I got rid of physical stuff. Then the emotional lies and things (obviously still going on). And now, my beloved tabs.

So try it out. The "one tab llife." And let me know if it works for you. Or maybe you're already one of those perfect people who never has more than one tab open.